In your browser
- Open Split PDF and drop in the file.
- Choose One file per page, or One file per range and type ranges such as
1-3, 4-10, 11-. A range ending in a dash runs to the last page. - Click Split and download the files, or all of them as a ZIP.
Extract a few pages into one file
Use Remove PDF Pages with Keep only these pages and type the pages you want, such as 2, 5-7. You get one PDF with just those pages, in their original order.
With Google Chrome
Open the PDF in Chrome, press Ctrl+P (Cmd+P on a Mac), choose Save as PDF as the destination, set Pages to Custom and type the range. This works for one range at a time.
On a Mac: Preview
Show the thumbnails in Preview (View → Thumbnails) and drag a page thumbnail onto the desktop to save it as its own PDF.
Putting pages back together
Merge PDF combines the pieces again in any order.
A worked example
A 24-page report has a 2-page cover letter, an 8-page main section and appendices. Typing 1-2, 3-10, 11- gives three files: pages 1–2, pages 3–10 and pages 11–24.
Common problems
- The pieces add up to more than the original. Every piece needs its own copy of the fonts and any images shared between pages, so three parts of a 6 MB file can total more than 6 MB.
- The wrong pages came out. Ranges count pages by their position in the file, from 1, not by the numbers printed on them.
- Links and bookmarks stop working. A link or bookmark that pointed to a page now in another file has nothing to go to.
- A digital signature is no longer valid. Splitting changes the file, so a signed document must be sent whole.